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Tuesday, May 6, 2014

SEARCH WARRANT LEADS TO ARREST OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING SUSPECT

Miami –
April 22, 2014

Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle
announced that today, police officers working as a part of the State Attorney’s Office Human Trafficking
Unit, together with officers from the City of Miami Police Department SWAT
Team, North Miami Police Department, Miami-Dade County School Board Police
Department, Miami-Dade Police Department
and the FBI served a search warrant at 2100 Sans Souci Blvd, Apartment A1509, North Miami,
Florida in connection with a Human Trafficking investigation involving attempts
to lure into prostitution two high school girls. Due to concerns about possible firearms at
the premises, the City of Miami
Police Department SWAT Team became involved.
Ultimately, David Llama Lopez
(DOB 05/13/1967) peacefully surrendered and will most likely be charged with a
variety of crimes:

·Human
Trafficking (commercial sexual exploitation of a minor under 18 years of age in
violation of Florida Statute 787.06(3)(g)

·

Procuring
person under 18 years of age for prostitution in violation of Florida Statue
796.03,

·

Contributing to the Delinquency
of a Minor in violation of Florida Statue 827.04

·

and
Interference with Child Custody in violation of Florida Statute 787.03

At this moment in time, the charging process
is still ongoing.

“As a direct result of creating our Human
Trafficking Unit, our police agencies are now fully mobilized to attack the
problem of human trafficking, something that existed just below the radar for
far too long,” commented Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez
Rundle. “Those who think they can make a
living by selling our children to the highest bidders had better think
again. Our community is united with our
police departments to end this awful, awful trade.”